RBNZ Projects Higher OCR Peak As Focus Shifts To Higher Short-ter...

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, November 23, 2022)—The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised the official cash rate by 75bps to 4.25% and projected a peak OCR of 5.5% by September 2023 after agreeing to “act decisively” to re...

Ahead of RBNZ OCR Decision and MPS

The RBNZ is likely to raise the OCR by 75bps and reiterate its resoluteness to achieve the inflation target.

--There will likely be shifts in the OCR track to suggest a higher peak of around 5% in this tightening cycle.

--At th...

Analysis: RBNZ Dodges 75bps But Could Mull Again In November

(This Analysis was first published on Thursday, October 6 at 4:43 PM as an email to premium subscribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, October 6, 2022)—The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is growing increasingly concerned abou...

Preview: RBNZ Likely To Hike 50bps But Language May Soften

(This Preview was published on Wednesday, October 5 at 11:06 AM as an email to premium subscribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, October 5, 2022)—The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is likely to meet expectations of a 50 basi...

Analysis: Entrenched Inflation Psychology RBNZ’s Big Headache

(This Analysis was first published on Thursday, August 18 at 5:47 PM as an email to premium subscribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, August 18, 2022)—Like the Bank of England, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand didn’t...

RBNZ Ups OCR 50bps to 3.0%; Highlights Broad-Based Pricing Pressu...

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, August 17, 2022)—The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 3.0% and reiterated its hawkish message by bringing forward the timing of further OCR increases.